In: Accounting
Salt Foods purchases seventy $1000, 5%, 10 year bonds
issued by Pretzelmania, Inc., for $75,723. The market interest rate
for bonds of similar risk and maturity is 4%. Salt Foods receives
interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31.
Record the investment in bonds on Jan 1.
Record the receipt of the first payment of interest on June 30.
Answer | |||
Req- 1 Record the investment in bonds on Jan 1. | |||
The follwing accounting equation for the entry | |||
Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders equity | |||
$( 75,723 ) Cash | |||
$ 75,723 Investment | |||
Date | Account Title | Debit | credit |
Investment | $ 75723 | ||
Cash | $ 75723 | ||
( To recied the purchased Bonds ) | |||
Req-2 Record the receipt of the first payment of interest on June 30 | |||
The follwing accounting equation for the entry | |||
Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders equity | |||
$+ 1,750 Cash = +$1514.46 (interest revenue ) | |||
(235.54 ) inevestment | |||
Date | Account Title | Debit | credit |
Jun-30 | Cash | $ 1750 | |
Investment ( diff ) | $ 235.54 | ||
Interest revenue | |||
( To receord the semi annual interest ) | |||
WORKING NOTE | |||
Calculation Of Cash Received | |||
Cash Received =Face value * Stated interest rate *time | |||
70000*5%*1/2 | |||
$ 1750 | |||
Calculation Of interest revenue | |||
Interest revenue = carrying value * market interest rate * time | |||
75723*4%*1/2 | |||
$ 1514.46 |